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STOURHEAD GARDEN, England: Autumn Colours
Posted by: kirsty_wilson in Travel Photography, tags: England, Gardens, PhotographicTravel Photo of the Week: Stourhead Garden, Wiltshire, England
Stourhead Garden was listed as one of ‘My 3 Best Kept Travel Secrets‘ largely because I’d never heard of it and on visiting, was mighty impressed. There is nothing more delightful than coming across a travel destination you know nothing or very little about and find it to be rather special – this was the case with Stourhead.
Stourhead is a vast National Trust garden surrounding a lake with bridges, temples, grottos and pathways which all form part of the Stourhead Estate located near Mere in southern Wiltshire. It’s an absolute picture during Autumn as this photo captures its changing colours.
Photo courtesy of Lavinia from Dorset.
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I’ve been going to Stourhead since I was a child, and somehow it is still a bit like walking in a dream. It is beautiful at anytime of year and often not busy, which means you can walk around in a space that feels like it is just yours. For a kid it is an adventure, for lovers it is incredibly romantic, for the older visitor it is calming. It’s a great place to visit. I would like to state categorically that I am in no way affiliated with the place.